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View Poll Results: What caliber?

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  • 6mm/243

    4 5.06%
  • .25

    1 1.27%
  • 6.5/264

    14 17.72%
  • .270

    6 7.59%
  • 7mm/284

    38 48.10%
  • .30

    12 15.19%
  • .303

    2 2.53%
  • 8mm

    11 13.92%
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Thread: Help design the NZHS Forum Wildcat - Part 2.5 - Caliber

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    6.5-08?

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    Help design the NZHS Forum Wildcat - Part 2.5 - Caliber

    Quote Originally Posted by Toby View Post
    6.5-08?
    .260 is pretty common Toby.


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    oh righto, is a .260 better then 6.5x55?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toby View Post
    oh righto, is a .260 better then 6.5x55?
    Na, I wouldnt say that. I would happily own either cal personally. .260AI is another story
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    Why don't we neck down a .416 Barrett to 7mm, fit a 32" bbl and see if we can get a 162 A-Max to 4000fps?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudattack View Post
    Why don't we neck down a .416 Barrett to 7mm, fit a 32" bbl and see if we can get a 162 A-Max to 4000fps?
    lol that would be an interesting looking round but I think there is a limit to just how overbore you can go
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    Quote Originally Posted by DAF View Post
    lol that would be an interesting looking round but I think there is a limit to just how overbore you can go
    Would be a mean barrel burner!
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    Has a 6.5 on a .270WSM shell been done?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toby View Post
    Has a 6.5 on a .270WSM shell been done?
    Yip

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    Whats it called?

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    6.5 wsm
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    Haha I really dont know why I didnt think of that. I checked it out it seems cool

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    Quote Originally Posted by DAF View Post
    lol that would be an interesting looking round but I think there is a limit to just how overbore you can go
    anyone found the limit ?
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    Re: Help design the NZHS Forum Wildcat - Part 2.5 - Caliber

    did this flop??

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    Help design the NZHS Forum Wildcat - Part 2.5 - Caliber

    Quote Originally Posted by tui_man2 View Post
    did this flop??

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